Americas The Trump trade: How listed real estate has performed post-election — and what the future may hold Equity markets rallied when Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016. For real estate securities, though, the environment has been more challenging.
Americas Impacts of the GICS top-level classification In the months since real estate was moved out of the financial sector and assigned a top-level sector classification, it is difficult to see how much of an impact this has made.
Americas Follow the jobs: Technology, millennials support strongest secondary markets Gateway markets such as New York City and Los Angeles may dominate when it comes to total investment in commercial real estate, but momentum is shifting toward secondary metro areas.
Americas Perception vs. reality: Evaluating common assumptions associated with secondary markets With respect to investing in secondary markets, an in-depth analysis of several widely accepted notions can validate common assumptions while simultaneously challenging outdated expectations.
Americas Churn, churn, churn? Or is 'buy and hold' for the Byrds? A few years ago, driving along a Los Angeles freeway, a colleague suggested someone should examine whether more real estate transactions occur than are really necessary.
Americas Upswing with uncertainty: U2's landmark 'The Joshua Tree' album has much to teach us about diversification The possibility a synchronized global economic upswing may be emerging in the near term should help support real estate fundamentals. But that upswing is accompanied by considerable economic-policy, political and geopolitical uncertainty.
Americas CalSTRS adds transitional-core to investment policy The $188.7 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System plans to form a new subcategory within its core real estate allocation.
Americas Big impact: Why impact investing is gaining traction among global investors Impact investing — the choice to make investments with a positive social impact — is gaining momentum among institutional investors.
Americas What’s all this, then? The only certain thing is more uncertainty Once again, the “unthinkable” has occurred, shocking pundits and overturning the conventional wisdom in a pattern that has become the norm in the past year.
Americas Q1 GDP revised upward The United States’ gross domestic product increased 1.2 percent in the first quarter.
Americas Manhattan outperforms among major markets Manhattan has the highest office rents in the United States. Moreover, Manhattan had stronger rent growth than San Francisco.
Americas Debt fund market share falls The number of debt funds, as well as the amount of capital they are raising, is decreasing in 2017.
